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The Great Goblin

rare Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble

Whenever you put one or more on a Goblin, Orc, or you control, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage to target opponent.

Whenever another Goblin, Orc, or Army you control , the top card of your library. You may play it until the end of your next turn.

C+ Grade from the win rate

Win rate when drawn 56.5% +0.3 vs average 6,348 games

Win rates and picks

56.0% 15,387 games
Average pick ()
2.2

By deck

  • Goblin Army 58.1% 4,905 games

Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).

Reviews

Both abilities trigger when you do things you were going to do anyway, which makes The Great Goblin a highly desirable payoff for the goblins deck. It's a shame that it does nothing to enable them, but the triggers are powerful enough that I don't think that matters. We've seen plenty of and enablers already, so it's just a matter of putting them all together.

How to draft it

Roles in each deck

  • Goblin Army Rewards the plan

    With it out, every hits the opponent for 2, Noisemaker triggers included, and so does a Meager Meal on the . When another Goblin, Orc or Army of yours , you your top card and may play it until the end of your next turn. Take it early only in this deck, which puts counters on Goblins all game.

    How to play it

    Get it out before your cards, since every counter after it is 2 damage. When the or a Goblin , in combat or to Stir Up Trouble, plan the next turn around the card, land drop included.

    Learn the Goblin Army deck